Cooperage Ground
Sports venue in Mumbai, India
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The Cooperage Football Ground is a football stadium located in Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra.[4][5][6][7] It is predominantly home to multiple Mumbai Football League clubs.[8][9]
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Cooperage Football Ground on a matchday of the I-League in 2015 | |
 Interactive map of Cooperage Football Ground | |
| Location | Mumbai, India |
|---|---|
| Owner | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation[1] |
| Capacity | 5,000[2][3] |
| Surface | Artificial grass |
| Field size | 105×68 metres |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1904[1] |
| Renovated | 2017 |
| Tenants | |
| Mumbai Football League MFA Elite Corporate League Mumbay FC Maharashtra Oranje FC Mumbai Knights FC WIFA Women's Football League Mumbai Women's Premier League | |
The Western India Football Association has operated from the Cooperage Ground since 1969,[1] and the Mumbai District Football Association holds a small office. It was a venue for one of India's premier national leagues, the I-League.[10][11] Mahindra United FC, Kenkre FC, and Mumbai FC used the stadium as home ground in both the NFL and the I-League, while Ambernath United Atlanta FC hosted its I-League 2nd Division games.[12][13][14][15]
History
Cooperage Ground was the primary venue for Rovers Cup, the third oldest football tournament in India after Durand and Trades Cup.[16] The stadium was occupied by the British Indian Army during the World War I.[17] In April 2011, plans were announced for the Cooperage Football Ground to be renovated when FIFA announced that they would give the Western India Football Association US$2 million in order to renovate that stadium.[18] On 12 June 2011, it was announced in the Bombay High Court that the West India Football Association would be given the right to renovate the Cooperage Ground.[19]
